THAI BASIL BEEF

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Delicious, adaptable recipe that's great for using up summer's basil overload. You can use any protein here-ground pork, ground turkey, tofu, sliced beef or chicken. Top with grated carrot, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice.

Provided by Papagayita

Categories Meat

Time 25m

Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
2 teaspoons sesame oil
3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
1 small onion, finely diced
1 bell pepper, finely sliced (or carrot finely sliced)
1 -2 red chili pepper, sliced (to taste or sub red chili flakes)
1 cup fresh basil leaf
1 tablespoon oyster sauce (can sub soy sauce)
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1/4 cup chicken stock (or water)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon black pepper (to taste)
grated carrot, cilantro, lime wedges for garish (optional)

Steps:

Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat, film with sesame oil and saute onions, bell peppers and chilis until softened, ~3-4 minutes. Remove from pan.
Cook ground beef with garlic & black pepper, crumbling into small bits until browned and cooked through, ~8-10 minutes. Add vegetables back to pan.
Stir in chicken stock, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar. Stir well and cook until reduced a bit, ~2 minutes.
Fold in basil leaves and stir to combine.
Serve over rice. Top with grated carrot, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice if you want.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.6, Fat 19.7, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 77.6, Sodium 929.4, Carbohydrate 7.6, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 3.7, Protein 23.1

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